Careers Purposeful Podcast Project
Plan: (1) What do we need to know?
Objectives:
 I can use multimedia terms to explain projects.
 I can create a multimedia product using data to present information.
Do: (2) How will we learn it?
Select a career. Design and create an audio podcast about your career.
Study: (3) How will we know if we’ve learned it?
1. Research information about your career at CFNC.org
(http://www.cfnc.org/) and the OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
website (http://www.bls.gov/oco/).
2. Collect information about your career that you want for a 5 to 10 minute
podcast.
3. Write a script that is either:
a. A monologue: your individual presentation, or
b. A dialogue: a conversation between two people (about one or two
careers)
4. Your script should include:
a. An introduction
b. Purpose
c. Content about your career
d. A conclusion
e. A bibliography
5. Your audio podcast will include all of the above, except the bibliography.
Design Tips for an Audio Podcast
1. Be Aware of Your Audience
 Think about the people who will listen to your podcast.
o Who are they?
o What will they expect?
 Then think about the content of your podcast.
o What is it you want to tell or show those people?
o Do you have that information ready for publication?
 Finally, think about the overall design of your podcast.
o Plan your podcast from the perspective of the people who will
use it.
o Use a format that helps you get your points across.
2. Planning
 A detailed plan is created that covers an appropriate topic thoroughly.
 A script is developed which contains an acceptable level of detail.
 A script contains a bibliography of cited sources (credits).
4. Developing Content
 Grab the audience’s attention with a compelling introduction.
 Establish a clear purpose.
 The majority of the content is original. Some elements of the content
may be quoted and the quoted material is acknowledged
appropriately.
 The content is to be accurate and appropriate.
 The student may create or generate his or her own media. Royalty-free
materials like music may be used and acknowledged appropriately.
 Creative aptitudes are used to enhance the podcast and to engage the
audience:
o Story/information interests the audience.
o Empathy elicits an emotional response.
o Symphony helps the audience see the big picture.
o Meaning makes the story/information significant.
 Develop a memorable conclusion.
5. Delivery
 A well-rehearsed, conversational style to be delivered smoothly with
appropriate volume, expression, rhythm, and pacing.
 Pronounce the script clearly, effectively, and consistently with correct
grammar.
6. Constructing
 The podcast shows care and effort.
 The quality of the production should aim to be excellent.
 A podcast may be enhanced with high quality and appropriate sound
effects and royalty-free music.
7. Podcast Tools
 Microsoft Word to create and type the script and to cite sources used
(at the bottom).
 Headphone Set with Microphone.
 Audacity software for recording audio podcast.
Act: (4) What will we do if we haven’t learned it? (5) What will we do if we
already know it?
Reflect upon what you did.
What was successful?
What contributed towards learning?
What needed to be improved?